"self-starting" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From self- + starting. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|starting}} self- + starting Head templates: {{en-adj|-|head=self-starting}} self-starting (not comparable)
  1. (of a machine) That starts by itself. Tags: not-comparable Translations (that starts by itself): itsestään käynnistyvä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-self-starting-en-adj-adpOYIGw Categories (other): English terms prefixed with self- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with self-: 83 17 Disambiguation of 'that starts by itself': 100 0
  2. (of a person) Energetic and resourceful. Tags: not-comparable Translations (energetic and resourceful): oma-aloitteinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-self-starting-en-adj-H0Ulmgi2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of 'energetic and resourceful': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: self-starter
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